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crust

[kruhst] / krʌst /


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“It’s very difficult to transport material through an ice crust that big,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

Domino’s already sells a small pizza, but the Domino boosts the quantity of toppings and comes with a savory Parmesan crust, Jordan said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Its open crumb absorbs just enough sauce to become more flavorful as it sits, while the soft crust remains easy to eat on a towel without showering your lap in shards.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

On Venus, the rift flanks sink because the crust slowly relaxes after being stretched.

From Science Daily Jul. 25, 2026

“With the crust just a little brown, and loads of gravy.”

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

Crusted scabies, previously known as Norwegian scabies, causes a "scaly rash and thickened crusts of skin", external containing thousands of mites, and can be due to reduced immunity, although that is not always the case.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Still, executives expressed optimism during the earnings call about things like Totino’s pizza crusts and seasoned pizza rolls, as well as Asian- and Mexican-inspired snacks.

From MarketWatch Jul. 1, 2026

Materials containing magnesium and calcium often form hard, dense crusts when they crystallize.

From Science Daily May 31, 2026

Trader Joe’s over the summer began stocking its stores with a new line of frozen peanut butter and jelly sandwich snacks, the crusts trimmed off and the edges pressed together.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 20, 2025

The packed snow creaked underfoot, and everywhere I could hear a musical trickle and drip as the noon sun thawed icicles and snow crusts that would glaze again before nightfall.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

Constable’s famously crusted, white-flecked surfaces, as seen in this painting’s coarsely textured beams and choppy canal water, and in its windswept, cloud-filled skies, became touchstones in his work.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 4, 2026

One recent winter saw things get so bad that the eczema crusted over her face, sealing her eyes and mouth shut.

From BBC Apr. 19, 2024

This dish rekindles that memory, offering a grown-up take on the crusted white fish.

From Seattle Times Apr. 16, 2024

We see some guileless part of ourselves within him — a half-formed reflection in his goldfish Dorothy’s fishbowl that’s been crusted over by the steady gnawing of time.

From Salon Feb. 3, 2024

The ceiling was thick with cobwebs, the floor coated in grime; moldy and rotting food lay upon the table amidst a mass of crusted pots.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

"Swollen face, a fever, lameness, drooling and crusting of the nostrils - if you do come across any of those clinical signs ring the department immediately and we will investigate."

From BBC Dec. 6, 2025

Two days later the reaction arrived: redness, itching, oozing, crusting and small, fluid-filled blisters up and down his legs.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 5, 2025

In “Downton” Fellowes wrote all the best set-ups and punchlines for Violet, inspired by Smith’s near-flawless track record with crusting each phrase with the perfect sear.

From Salon Oct. 1, 2024

But not just any rust stain: This one had really hit its mature stride, crusting corroded metal onto the unsealed paver surface — sort of like iron-oxide barnacles.

From Seattle Times Sep. 29, 2022

He grabbed the back of the boat with numb fingers, then hauled himself onboard, dripping with seawater, ice crusting his red beard.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman




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